I checked logout and login again, on ebay. It works well except that when I login it asks me to fill in some stupid questions/answers...for extra security.
I really don't think that the answer of question what was my first car is more secure than 15 symbols randomly generated password. So I always skip this.

Or maybe, since you didn't answer, Ebay software chose not to ask you again, today.. or for a while... but that doesn't necessarily mean they will never ask again... and then you could find that your snipes fail as a result._________________Mark

I guess you are talking about the instructions for setting up the Gixen Socks Proxy?

If so, Mario has stated, elsewhere, that using that is unlikely to help, these days, in any case.

There is certainly no need to register a different Ebay account with Gixen, that would definitely be my very last resort.

Currently it is best to wait it out, Ebay rarely impose any sanctions for longer than a day or so.. so long as you continue to get your credentials correct whenever you log into their site.

If however you experience problems for more than a a day then the next step is to email Mario direct at the support address give on the 'Contact' tab above, including in the email your Ebay id, but not your password. He is usually able to get back to you within a couple of days._________________Mark

Another common reason for Gixen login failure is eBay requesting account verification (rather than a captcha). A solution is as follows:
Open a new tab IN THE SAME BROWSER. Go to ebay.com. Sign out, then try to sign back in. EBay will ask a security question + send a verification code to your email or phone. Answer the question, enter the code, and confirm contact information to complete the login. Stay logged in to eBay. Go back to Gixen tab (IN THE SAME BROWSER) and try loging in to Gixen again -- it should work now.

I welcome your contribution pau00, but perhaps it isn't wise to post it on all threads that touch on this subject.

Please be aware that as Mario has pointed out, many times the block placed on an account is also associated with a particular IP address... what that means is that you may find you can log in perfectly OK at one location, say your home, but still experience difficulties when trying to access Ebay from somewhere else, say on your Mobile phone network.. or, more pertinent to this discussion perhaps from the Gixen server(s).

The solution you are proposing only has significance in cases where Ebay has imposed a global blockage on an account, from all locations, which certainly can happen when further verification is required, however that isn't always going to be the case when Gixen detects a verification request, unfortunately._________________Mark

My ebay ID is victorkiam. I logged into ebay with no hassle, I wasn't asked to provide extra checks or anything, my password hasn't changed for a while, it's a strong password, I'm using Chrome on my home PC where all my passwords are correctly stored and it's impossible to mistype them....but Gixen said my password is wrong and it's locked me out for too many incorrect login attempts.

It is now quite common to be blocked from logging into Ebay from one location (perhaps the Gixen server) but able to log in from another (perhaps your home computer).

Gixen only checks back with Ebay when you attempt to log in with a password that is different from the one you successfully used last on Gixen.

So in order to get locked out you must either have got your password wrong or have changed it since your last successful login to Gixen.

For these reasons I'd urge you to check back with Ebay direct that you are entering the correct credentials, and then when logging into Gixen type the whole of your credentials from scratch.

Now that Ebay has refused your login via the Gixen server you may find that Ebay continues to block you from doing so for about a day in any case, so it might be wise to wait until tomorrow before trying anything new.

If all else fails please revert to contacting Mario direct vi email at the support address given on the 'Contact' tab above, and please include your Ebay id in such emails.

Yes murraymatzner,

As I've recommended elsewhere, if Ebay ever prompts you for extra information I advise you to enter it as soon as possible, otherwise if Gixen does encounter it it won't be able to proceed any further with entering your snipes for you._________________Mark

I checked logout and login again, on ebay. It works well except that when I login it asks me to fill in some stupid questions/answers...for extra security.
I really don't think that the answer of question what was my first car is more secure than 15 symbols randomly generated password. So I always skip this.

I'm one of the many that can't log into Gixen today. There is no problem logging into ebay and no ebay password has changed in months and I'm an active user.
As suggest as a work-around was to use the Desktop Manager, but now that is frozen and doesn't allow any more snipes. There must be a limit.
I don't have the time to wait 2 hours. I have to be somewhere else.
What is the solution?

Another can't log in. Have been using gixen for about a decade as well. None of my accounts will work with gixen. I logged out and back in and did the verification on ebay, have tried from my home and office networks, I even changed the passwords on all of them.

I can't log in to Gixen today either. I tried to log in a few hours ago, but I got the "too many failed login attempts" error, when I tried to log in the FIRST time. So I waited a few hours to see if I could log in after the suspension time expired. Same problem: With just one attempt at logging into Gixen, I get the same error. So, I logged out of eBay, wiped out the browser history, and exited the browser (FireFox). And I relaunched the browser, logged into eBay with the same password, and no problem logging into eBay. But Gixen still won't let me login. I have several swipes that I need to enter for auctions that end in a couple of hours. Please help!!!

As shown on the Gixen front page there are currently over six and a half thousand Gixen users that have pending snipes. So problems with logging in can extend to quite a few users before it is even statistically significant.

It is unusual for Ebay to block you for more than a day... so, if after examining your own activity you can't think of an explanation, then, as I've recommended many times, it is best to revert to contacting Mario direct at the support address give on the 'Contact' tab above, always including your Ebay id in such emails. Only Mario can look behind the scenes to see what specifically is happening with your account._________________Mark